World Rugby‏ has confirmed that South Africa has not been awarded the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2023, despite being nominated by World Rugby as the preferred candidate. In a tweet Wednesday afternoon, World Rugby said: “Congratulations to France who has been awarded Rugby World Cup 2023 following World Rugby Council’s vote #RWC2023.” The vote was […]

While England and the northern hemisphere are bracing themselves for snow in the lead-up to Christmas… snow has fallen in parts of South Africa over the last 24 hours! And more is expected tonight in the Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal. According to facebook page, Snow Report SA, snow has fallen in Matroosberg Reserve, the Karoo National Park […]

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has called for President Robert Mugabe to step down and allow for free and fair elections to be held immediately. In a press statement, released Wednesday morning, Maimane also took a swipe at former President Thabo Mbeki, blaming him for the current state of affairs in Zimbabwe. […]

The South African Government is urging the public to wear green on Wednesday in support of the announcement regarding which country will host the Rugby World Cup 2023 tournament. The hotly anticipated final announcement on whether South Africa will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be made on Wednesday at around 3pm South African […]

According to reports on social media, Zimbabwe may be under threat of a military coup and President Robert Mugabe (93) has been asked to stand down. He has allegedly been given 24 hours after firing Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa (75) last week. However these reports are unconfirmed and the three tanks which were caught on film […]

If you regard yourself as a pro shopper, brace yourself for Black Friday.  It is that time of the year again where millions of consumers will be flocking to different stores in the hope of finding huge discounts on big-ticket items or basics that do not often go on sale. Traditionally Black Friday takes place […]

A suspect in the murder of Dr Werner Emslie – Petrus Dambiso Moyo – has escaped from the holding cells of the Ellisras Police Station in the past 24 hours, according to AfriForum. Moyo is one of four people suspected of the murder of Dr Emslie, and the attack on his wife and daughter, on […]

Western Cape resident Juliette Thirsk caught sight of this Cape Cobra taking a swim at a beach in the Western Cape of South Africa last week. Juliette posted a photo and video to Snakes of South Africa’s facebook page saying: “Spotted this Cape Cobra (I think) taking a dip in Paternoster.” In November 2014 there […]

One suspect has been arrested after members of a church in Hillbrow attacked a police officer and a tow truck driver on Sunday, leaving the policeman unconscious. The videos of the attack have since gone viral. (Watch below.) Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said in a statement on Monday: “I am happy to announce the arrest of a […]

The Heher commission has recommended that all tertiary students in South Africa be given access to State guaranteed bank loans, which they would only pay back once they start earning a certain income. The Commission of Inquiry into the feasibility of making higher education and training fee-free in South Africa has recommended that all students […]

President Jacob Zuma today released the report of the Heher Commission… The biggest winners in the proposals set out in the long-awaited report by the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa will be students in the TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges) sector. The Commission recommends they […]

Over 900 people in an informal settlement in Clare Estate, Durban in South Africa, were left homeless after a fire on Sunday. According to Thapelo Mohapi of Abahlali Basemjondolo, a two-year-old died in the blaze in the shack where the fire is believed to have started. The parents were admitted to King Dinuzulu Hospital and […]

South African actress Lara Lipschitz has won the award for Best Actress at the New York City Web Fest, which was held over the weekend in the USA. “I’m bringing that trophy home!” Lara wrote excitedly on her public facebook page. Lara entered with her series ‘Chin Up’ (watch a couple of episodes below), a […]

  Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Mmusi Maimane, will visit the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday morning to view President Jacob Zuma’s declaration of interests since he took office in 2009. This comes after the DA say President Zuma “failed to answer an urgent question” last week in the National Assembly as to whether he […]

Worth thousands each on the black market, the pangolin is the most trafficked mammal in the world… and is now teetering on the brink of extinction, with South Africa being at the centre of the tragedy. “Across Africa, over a million have been removed from the wild over the last decade and South Africa is […]

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma hit back at opposition MPs yesterday, during the National Council of Provinces, for not listening to the ANC report on everything it has achieved… and instead raising issues from books. He was referring to, amongst several others, Jacques Pauw’s best-selling expose “The President’s Keepers” which the State Security Agency (SSA) […]

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic held its sixth event in its ‘Business is an Adventure’ series… in South Africa today. The series uncovers secrets on how business leaders, entrepreneurs and influencers make the adventure of business epic. Watch below as Branson was joined for a panel discussion, alongside social media icon and YouTube sensation Caspar Lee (who recently […]

The devastation caused by the Gordon’s Bay Fire in South Africa, which engulfed the area earlier this week, has fanned the community spirit in the area. With strong winds feeding it, the fire raged through the region burning down at least four houses, two sub-stations, a vegan deli and restaurant and an entire horse farm […]

Following Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins rebuttal of a testimony by Eskom’s suspended company Secretary and legal services head Suzanne Daniels that he attended a tea party that was also attended by, among others, members of the Gupta family… Daniels has said she stands by her testimony. Deputy Minister Martins briefed the media at […]

The launch of ‘The President’s Keepers‘ at Hyde Park on Wednesday evening began with protesters outside (protesting for media freedom under the threat of the book being banned)… and ended with a power outage! Photos by Andrea Ben. Author Jacques Pauw took centre stage at the Hyde Park shopping centre, with crowds packed to the […]

By Friday 17 November, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will have signed a contract with the SA Post Office (SAPO) for the payment of over 17 million grants. This “hybrid model” will include SASSA, SAPO, Home Affairs and the State Security Agency. Jeff Radebe, minister in the Presidency and chairperson of the Interministerial […]

  The DA will request an investigation after media reports today revealed that on the last day of the 2015/16 financial year, the South African Police Service (SAPS) paid Forensic Data Analysts (FDA) over R52 million for a contract for 169 torches. The Democratic Alliance (DA) said this “amounts to an astonishingly exorbitant R300,000 per […]

CAPE TOWN – A young child in South Africa who had been critically injured in a car accident, tragically passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning whilst being transported to hospital… because of the delay caused when the ambulance he was in, was held up by gunmen and robbed. The eight-year-old was being […]

Over the last 20 years Johannesburg has become an intense wholesale and retail centre for local hawkers and for traders from all over sub-Saharan Africa. Billions of rands worth of fast fashion is sold annually in the traditional central business district and in 20 large Chinese shopping malls west of the inner city. It is […]

Thick smoke is billowing above Gordon’s Bay and blanketing Cape Town, from the Southern Suburbs to the CBD, caused by the Sir Lowry’s Pass Fire, near Somerset West. Update: the fires are spreading fast, with winds of over 70km per hour, and fire has jumped the firebreak and started burning houses on the mountainside. Four […]